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Form Controls

Oxygen XML Editor plugin provides a variety of built-in form controls that allow users to interact with documents with familiar user interface objects.

Oxygen XML Editor plugin provides the following built-in form controls:

  • Text Field - A graphical user interface box that allows you to enter a single line of text.
  • Combo Box - A graphical user interface object that can be a drop-down menu or a combination of a drop-down menu and a single-line text field.
  • Checkbox - A graphical user interface box that you can click to select or deselect a value.
  • Pop-up - A contextual menu that provides quick access to various actions.
  • Button - A graphical user interface object that performs a specific action.
  • Button Group - A graphical user interface group of buttons (such as radio buttons) that perform specific actions.
  • Text Area - A box that allows you to enter multiple lines of text.
  • URL Chooser - A dialog box that allows you to select the location of local or remote resources.
  • Date Picker - A form control object that allows you to select a date in a specified format.
  • HTML Content - A graphical user interface box that is used for rendering HTML content.

For customization purposes, Oxygen XML Editor plugin also supports custom form controls in Java.

To watch our video demonstration in regards to form controls, go to https://www.oxygenxml.com/demo/Form_Controls.html.

In this section:

  1. Text Field Form Control
    The oxy_textfield built-in form control is used for entering a single line of text in a graphical user interface box. A text field may include optional content completion capabilities, used to present and edit the value of an attribute or an element.
  2. Combo Box Form Control
    The oxy_combobox built-in form control is used for providing a graphical user interface object that is a drop-down menu of proposed values. This form control can also be used for a combination of a drop-down menu and an editable single-line text field.
  3. Checkbox Form Control
    The oxy_checkbox built-in form control is used for a graphical user interface box that you can click to enable or disable an option. A single checkbox or multiple check-boxes can be used to present and edit the value on an attribute or element.
  4. Pop-up Form Control
    The oxy_popup built-in form control is used to offer a contextual menu that provides quick access to various actions. A pop-up form control can display single or multiple selections.
  5. Button Form Control
    The oxy_button built-in form control is used for graphical user interface objects that invoke a custom Author mode action (defined in the associated Document Type) referencing it by its ID, or directly in the CSS.
  6. Button Group Form Control
    The oxy_buttonGroup built-in form control is used for a graphical user interface group of buttons that invokes one of several custom Author mode actions (defined in the associated Document Type) referencing it by its ID, or directly in the CSS.
  7. Text Area Form Control
    The oxy_textArea built-in form control is used for entering multiple lines of text in a graphical user interface box. A text area may include optional syntax highlight capabilities to present the form control.
  8. URL Chooser Form Control
    The oxy_urlChooser built-in form control is used for a dialog box that allows you to select the location of local or remote resources. The inserted reference is made relative to the URL of the currently opened editor.
  9. Date Picker Form Control
    The oxy_datePicker built-in form control is used for offering a text field with a calendar browser that allows the user to choose a certain date in a specified format.
  10. HTML Content Form Control
    The oxy_htmlContent built-in form control is used for rendering HTML content. This HTML content is displayed as a graphical element shaped as a box. The shape of the box is determined by a given width and the height is computed based upon the length of the text.
  11. Audio File Player Form Control
    The oxy_audio built-in form control is used for providing a mechanism to play audio clips.
  12. Video Player Form Control
    The oxy_video built-in form control is used for providing a mechanism to play videos.
  13. Browser Form Control
    The oxy_browser built-in form control is used for providing a mechanism to render HTML frames or interact with SVG documents in Author mode.
  14. Implementing Custom Form Controls
    If the built-in form controls are not sufficient for your needs, you can implement custom form controls in Java.
  15. Editing Processing Instructions Using Form Controls
    Oxygen XML Editor plugin allows you to edit processing instructions, comments, and CDATA by using the built-in editors.

Related information:

Dynamically Add Form Controls Using a Styles Filter
Parent topic: Custom CSS Functions

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